First introduced in January, 2016,
Olympus PEN-F is a 20 MP
Mirrorless with a Four Thirds
(17.3 x 13 mm) sized CMOS sensor.
Olympus PEN-F comes with a 17.3 x 13 mm CMOS sensor, which has a diagonal of 21.64 mm (0.84").
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Sensor resolution of Olympus PEN-F ~ 5157 x 3877 pixels.
Olympus PEN-F has Crop Factor: 2.0
The sensor has a surface area of 224.9 mm².
There are approximate 19,993,689 photosites (pixels) on this area.
Proc and Cons of Olympus PEN-F
Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model.
Compare Olympus PEN-F with competitors in semi-pro mirrorless cameras.
| Built-in Wireless |
| Articulating Screen |
| External Flash |
| RAW Support |
| 25600 Max Native ISO |
| 10.0 fps Continuous Shooting |
| Manual Focus |
| 1/8000s Electronic Shutter Speed |
| Timelapse Recording |
| 81 Focus Points |
| Flash Sync Port |
| Focus Bracketing |
| Remote Control with a Smartphone |
| 5-axis Sensor-shift Image Stabilization |
| Touch Screen |
| AF Face Detection |
| 20MP High Resolution Sensor |
| 1037k dots Screen Resolution |
| 1/8000s Max Shutter Speed |
| Manual Exposure Mode |
| 427g Light Body |
| 2360k dot Viewfinder Resolution |
| 5 AE Bracketing Range |
| Selfie Friendly Screen |
| Focus Stacking |
| No Bluetooth |
| No Environmental Sealing |
| No Articulating Screen |
| Low Battery Life: 330 shots |
Olympus PEN-F has an Overall Score of 76/100
and ranked #62 out of 214
in Mirrorless cameras, and ranked #96
out of 1222 in all cameras.
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Physical Dimensions of Olympus PEN-F
Olympus PEN-F weighs 427g and has external dimensions
of 125 x 72 x 37mm (4.92 x 2.83 x 1.46"). Considering that the average weight
of Semi-Pro Mirrorless cameras is 444g,
Olympus PEN-F
is 17 grams less than the average weight of cameras in this category.
Olympus PEN-F is less by 1mm
more than the average length in Semi-Pro Mirrorless.
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Specifications of Olympus PEN-F
| General |
| Brand |
Olympus
|
| Model |
PEN-F |
| Announced |
January, 2016 |
| Body Type |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
| Lens |
| Lens Mount |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Manual Focus |
|
| Focal Lens Multiplier |
2 |
| Number of Lenses |
103 |
| Macro Focus Range |
n/a |
| Screen |
| Screen Size |
3" |
| Screen Type |
Articulated |
| Screen Resolution |
1037k pixels |
| Touch Screen |
|
| Live View |
|
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
2360 |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.62 |
| Autofocus |
| AF Touch |
|
| AF Continuous |
|
| AF Single |
|
| AF Tracking |
|
| AF Selective |
|
| AF Center |
|
| AF Multi Area |
|
| AF Live View |
|
| AF Face Detection |
|
| AF Contrast Detection |
|
| AF Phase Detection |
|
| Number of Focus Points |
81 |
| Number of Cross Focus Points |
0 |
| Photography Features |
| RAW Support |
|
| Min Shutter Speed |
1/60 sec |
| Max Shutter Speed |
1/8000 sec |
| Continuous Shooting |
10.0 fps |
| Shutter Priority |
|
| Aperture Priority |
|
| Manual Exposure Mode |
|
| Exposure Compensation |
|
| Custom White Balance |
|
| Image Stabilization |
|
| Built-in Flash |
|
| Flash Range |
no built-in flash |
| Flash Modes |
Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (2nd curtain) |
| External Flash |
|
| AE Bracketing |
|
| AE Bracketing Range |
±5 EV |
| WB Bracketing |
|
| Sensor |
| Sensor Size |
Four Thirds |
| Sensor Type |
CMOS |
| Sensor Dimensions |
17.3 x 13 mm |
| Sensor Area |
224.9 mm² |
| Sensor Resolution |
20 MP |
| Max Image Resolution |
5184 x 3888 |
| Max Native ISO |
25600 |
| Min Native ISO |
200 |
| Max Boosted ISO |
0 |
| Min Boosted ISO |
80 |
| Video Features |
| 4K |
|
| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264, Motion JPEG |
| Timelapse Recording |
|
| Microphone Port |
|
| Headphone Port |
|
| Exposure Modes |
| Multi-Segment |
|
| Average |
|
| Spot |
|
| Partial |
|
| AF-Area |
|
| Center Weighted |
|
| Connectivity |
| GPS |
None |
| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
| Bluetooth |
|
| HDMI |
|
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| Battery |
| Battery Life |
330 shots |
| Battery Type |
Battery Pack |
| Battery Model |
BLN-1 |
| Physical |
| Weight |
427 g |
| Physical Dimensions |
125 x 72 x 37 mm |
| Environmental Sealing |
|
| Water Proof |
|
| Dust Proof |
|
| Shock Proof |
|
| Crush Proof |
|
| Freeze Proof |
|
| Shock Proof |
|
| Storage |
Storage Type |
SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Storage Slots |
1 |
| Other Features |
| Self Timer |
|
| Selfie Friendly |
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